Barnaby Fletcher <Washed-Up Mage>

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Comment by iamleejn

I have a feeling that this guy will become best friends with Jogu.

Comment by Chuffy

Barnaby Fletcher is occasionally present at Halfhill. On days when he is he'll be standing facing a table between Jian Ironpaw and Nam Ironpaw. Testing on various characters at various rep levels suggests that you will not be able to get the quest, nor buy the shards until you are Revered with the Tillers. (Much like Songbell seeds)

You will, of course, only be able to grow portals for your own faction.

Every shard you plant will take the normal amount of time to grow, just like other seeds. Each one will need to be clicked on to stabilise it resulting in a Rift Stalker appearing, once defeated the shard will be able to grow.

Quoted from 5.1 patch notes•A new Seed has been added: Portal Shards•A mage who fell on hard times back in Dalaran has found a new home on Pandaria. Barnaby Fletcher will occasionally visit Halfhill Market to peddle a new type of seed – and take advantage of the Tillers’ hospitality.•Portal Shards grow into consumable items which can be used to open a portal from Sunsong Ranch to a major faction city.

Comment by Eveliniz

Both who are pretty old school and I must say I'm surprised to find references to them, especially in such games as World of Warcraft.

Comment by Jollygood

These shards are insta-mage. Buy as many as your bags will fit from this NPC. Planting them is annoying because they all attack. But, once you've done this, you can hearth your character in "Farmville" and then just portal to places you need to go. This is especially useful for the Thanksgiving event when you have to go from city to city.